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If we can detect cognitive decline from a motion sensor…
…are we doing enough to translate that insight into care pathways, coverage, and patient trust?
Detection is just step one.
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…are we doing enough to translate that insight into care pathways, coverage, and patient trust?
Detection is just step one.
chimedhl.org/4qMK5FZ
Home sensors could flag dementia earlier than doctors
A new study suggests that a cluster of simple home sensors may detect the early signs of dementia more accurately than traditional clinical tools.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If we can detect cognitive decline from a motion sensor…
…are we doing enough to translate that insight into care pathways, coverage, and patient trust?
Detection is just step one.
chimedhl.org/4qMK5FZ
…are we doing enough to translate that insight into care pathways, coverage, and patient trust?
Detection is just step one.
chimedhl.org/4qMK5FZ
In a world where fewer than a third of people believe AI can deliver accurate health advice, Microsoft may be positioning Copilot as the first assistant patients and providers actually rely on.
The subtext? The AI arms race isn’t about scale anymore. It’s about trust.
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The subtext? The AI arms race isn’t about scale anymore. It’s about trust.
chimedhl.org/4nLOMNz
Microsoft, Harvard Med partner for access to health info in Copilot
Integrating Harvard Medical School data into Copilot may be a sign that Microsoft is adjusting its corporate AI strategy.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In a world where fewer than a third of people believe AI can deliver accurate health advice, Microsoft may be positioning Copilot as the first assistant patients and providers actually rely on.
The subtext? The AI arms race isn’t about scale anymore. It’s about trust.
chimedhl.org/4nLOMNz
The subtext? The AI arms race isn’t about scale anymore. It’s about trust.
chimedhl.org/4nLOMNz
Fewer than two percent of hospitals reached CHIME’s top digital tier this year. The benchmark now includes AI readiness, cybersecurity, and climate resilience, a quiet admission that healthcare’s biggest risks are no longer purely clinical.
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18 health systems earn CHIME’s top digital honor
CHIME names 18 health systems Level 10 in digital health, recognizing excellence in AI, cybersecurity, and care innovation.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fewer than two percent of hospitals reached CHIME’s top digital tier this year. The benchmark now includes AI readiness, cybersecurity, and climate resilience, a quiet admission that healthcare’s biggest risks are no longer purely clinical.
chimedhl.org/3WIloNc
chimedhl.org/3WIloNc
Everyone wants AI in healthcare — few are ready for it.
Until data is standardized, governed, and interoperable, AI will amplify bias faster than it cures inefficiency. AI-ready data isn’t a tech upgrade. It’s a trust upgrade.
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Until data is standardized, governed, and interoperable, AI will amplify bias faster than it cures inefficiency. AI-ready data isn’t a tech upgrade. It’s a trust upgrade.
chimedhl.org/4qDtowq3
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November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Everyone wants AI in healthcare — few are ready for it.
Until data is standardized, governed, and interoperable, AI will amplify bias faster than it cures inefficiency. AI-ready data isn’t a tech upgrade. It’s a trust upgrade.
chimedhl.org/4qDtowq3
Until data is standardized, governed, and interoperable, AI will amplify bias faster than it cures inefficiency. AI-ready data isn’t a tech upgrade. It’s a trust upgrade.
chimedhl.org/4qDtowq3
The federal cyber breach wasn’t about zero-days, it was about zero urgency.
Patches sat idle, alerts went unread, and plans gathered dust. Sound familiar?
Healthcare faces the same blind spots, and they’re costing more than data they’re costing resilience.
chimedhl.org/3WxUfMR
Patches sat idle, alerts went unread, and plans gathered dust. Sound familiar?
Healthcare faces the same blind spots, and they’re costing more than data they’re costing resilience.
chimedhl.org/3WxUfMR
Federal cyber breach exposes gaps in patch management and response preparedness
CISA report shows delayed fixes, untested plans, and ignored alerts worsened a three-week federal intrusion.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The federal cyber breach wasn’t about zero-days, it was about zero urgency.
Patches sat idle, alerts went unread, and plans gathered dust. Sound familiar?
Healthcare faces the same blind spots, and they’re costing more than data they’re costing resilience.
chimedhl.org/3WxUfMR
Patches sat idle, alerts went unread, and plans gathered dust. Sound familiar?
Healthcare faces the same blind spots, and they’re costing more than data they’re costing resilience.
chimedhl.org/3WxUfMR
At the CHIME Summit, leaders stressed that data alone doesn’t change outcomes insight and purpose do. AI, genomics, and predictive models hold promise, but real progress depends on practical implementation, workflow, and compassion.
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Innovation with purpose: Inside the CHIME Innovation Summit at CHRISTUS Health
Digital health leaders gathered to tackle the toughest challenges in healthcare innovation — from genomics and AI to cybersecurity and trust.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
At the CHIME Summit, leaders stressed that data alone doesn’t change outcomes insight and purpose do. AI, genomics, and predictive models hold promise, but real progress depends on practical implementation, workflow, and compassion.
chimedhl.org/4hGm7YA
chimedhl.org/4hGm7YA
Medicaid cuts loom. Staff are stretched thin. But digital connectivity and coordinated care models are offering a lifeline. FQHCs integrating more services, using analytics, and participating in ACOs are holding ground where they serve the most vulnerable.
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chimedhl.org/3JDq83w
Connectivity and care coordination help FQHCs survive a strained environment
With Medicaid cuts threatening the existence of FQHCs, digital connectivity and care coordination are a lifeline for community health.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Medicaid cuts loom. Staff are stretched thin. But digital connectivity and coordinated care models are offering a lifeline. FQHCs integrating more services, using analytics, and participating in ACOs are holding ground where they serve the most vulnerable.
chimedhl.org/3JDq83w
chimedhl.org/3JDq83w
Price of care in the U.S. varies wildly, even for the same procedure, and it rarely reflects quality. A bypass can cost $27K in rural Louisiana or $248K in New Jersey. Transparency is here, but real change requires structural reform. chimedhl.org/3JANjeR
Price transparency data shows that cost of care varies wildly, with no link to quality
New data reveal U.S. patients pay dramatically different prices for the same care, with little link between cost and quality.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Price of care in the U.S. varies wildly, even for the same procedure, and it rarely reflects quality. A bypass can cost $27K in rural Louisiana or $248K in New Jersey. Transparency is here, but real change requires structural reform. chimedhl.org/3JANjeR
New federal data shows rural and independent hospitals offer fewer features like app access, wearable syncing, and clinical note sharing. Patients expect more than PDFs. They want connection, integration, and equity. And hospitals that can't deliver risk losing their trust.
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Patient engagement tools reach tipping point, but rural facilities still lag behind
Nearly all U.S. hospitals offer digital tools, but rural and smaller facilities lag, leaving gaps in access and patient trust.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New federal data shows rural and independent hospitals offer fewer features like app access, wearable syncing, and clinical note sharing. Patients expect more than PDFs. They want connection, integration, and equity. And hospitals that can't deliver risk losing their trust.
chimedhl.org/3WmpKta
chimedhl.org/3WmpKta
AI won’t fix healthcare’s data problem, it will expose it.
If your data isn’t complete, standardized, timely, and governed, don’t expect AI to magically make it work. CIOs: Before launching that AI pilot, check your foundation.
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If your data isn’t complete, standardized, timely, and governed, don’t expect AI to magically make it work. CIOs: Before launching that AI pilot, check your foundation.
chimedhl.org/4owzw80
From interoperability to intelligence: Making healthcare data AI-ready
AI can help connect the dots between interoperability and population health, but the data from all sources must be AI-ready.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
AI won’t fix healthcare’s data problem, it will expose it.
If your data isn’t complete, standardized, timely, and governed, don’t expect AI to magically make it work. CIOs: Before launching that AI pilot, check your foundation.
chimedhl.org/4owzw80
If your data isn’t complete, standardized, timely, and governed, don’t expect AI to magically make it work. CIOs: Before launching that AI pilot, check your foundation.
chimedhl.org/4owzw80
Postpartum care in the U.S. is deeply lopsided. Newborns get same-week follow-ups. New moms? Not for six weeks. Home-based care models show real results:
-Fewer ER visits
-Better recovery
-Higher breastfeeding success
-But scaling remains the missing piece.
#maternalhealth
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-Fewer ER visits
-Better recovery
-Higher breastfeeding success
-But scaling remains the missing piece.
#maternalhealth
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How home-based postpartum care could improve health for women and children
Postpartum home visits improve maternal recovery, boost breastfeeding success, and cut ER visits—offering vital support for new families.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Postpartum care in the U.S. is deeply lopsided. Newborns get same-week follow-ups. New moms? Not for six weeks. Home-based care models show real results:
-Fewer ER visits
-Better recovery
-Higher breastfeeding success
-But scaling remains the missing piece.
#maternalhealth
chimedhl.org/4oo5ovw
-Fewer ER visits
-Better recovery
-Higher breastfeeding success
-But scaling remains the missing piece.
#maternalhealth
chimedhl.org/4oo5ovw
The U.S. is eyeing steep drug tariffs.
Big Pharma says they’ll raise costs, stall R&D, and strain global cooperation.
China’s pivoting fast. Europe’s calling it a breach of trust.
This isn’t targeted policy, it’s a global ripple effect in the making.
#healthpolicy
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Big Pharma says they’ll raise costs, stall R&D, and strain global cooperation.
China’s pivoting fast. Europe’s calling it a breach of trust.
This isn’t targeted policy, it’s a global ripple effect in the making.
#healthpolicy
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Pharma pushback sharpens as U.S. eyes drug tariffs
Drugmakers warn U.S. tariffs on medicines risk raising costs, disrupting global R&D, and threatening patient access.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The U.S. is eyeing steep drug tariffs.
Big Pharma says they’ll raise costs, stall R&D, and strain global cooperation.
China’s pivoting fast. Europe’s calling it a breach of trust.
This isn’t targeted policy, it’s a global ripple effect in the making.
#healthpolicy
chimedhl.org/47br0FP
Big Pharma says they’ll raise costs, stall R&D, and strain global cooperation.
China’s pivoting fast. Europe’s calling it a breach of trust.
This isn’t targeted policy, it’s a global ripple effect in the making.
#healthpolicy
chimedhl.org/47br0FP
AI is reshaping healthcare fast, but without guardrails. Joint Commission and CHAI’s new guidance lays out governance, bias assessment, privacy, and education standards to prevent harm and keep human judgment central.
Accountability isn’t optional, it’s essential.
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Accountability isn’t optional, it’s essential.
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Joint Commission, CHAI release first guidance on responsible AI use in healthcare
The first installment of guidance represents one of the first US frameworks for responsible AI use in healthcare.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
AI is reshaping healthcare fast, but without guardrails. Joint Commission and CHAI’s new guidance lays out governance, bias assessment, privacy, and education standards to prevent harm and keep human judgment central.
Accountability isn’t optional, it’s essential.
chimedhl.org/499OjRt
Accountability isn’t optional, it’s essential.
chimedhl.org/499OjRt
RaccoonO365 made phishing plug-and-play. Microsoft shut it down.
But the bigger issue? Healthcare’s still bleeding from attacks like these.This is about more than credentials. It’s about care delayed, records exposed, and trust eroded.
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But the bigger issue? Healthcare’s still bleeding from attacks like these.This is about more than credentials. It’s about care delayed, records exposed, and trust eroded.
chimedhl.org/4n9hfMI
Microsoft foils phishing ring as industry’s cybersecurity losses mount
Microsoft took down a phishing ring, aiming to curb healthcare’s mounting financial losses from cyberattacks.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RaccoonO365 made phishing plug-and-play. Microsoft shut it down.
But the bigger issue? Healthcare’s still bleeding from attacks like these.This is about more than credentials. It’s about care delayed, records exposed, and trust eroded.
chimedhl.org/4n9hfMI
But the bigger issue? Healthcare’s still bleeding from attacks like these.This is about more than credentials. It’s about care delayed, records exposed, and trust eroded.
chimedhl.org/4n9hfMI
Doctors are being paid less per unit of work, have fewer staff to support them, and face a system that may not hold.
Kaufman Hall’s latest:
– 6% rise in productivity
– 7% drop in revenue per wRVU
– 13% drop in staff per workload
This isn’t sustainable.
chimedhl.org/4ooOyMS
Kaufman Hall’s latest:
– 6% rise in productivity
– 7% drop in revenue per wRVU
– 13% drop in staff per workload
This isn’t sustainable.
chimedhl.org/4ooOyMS
Physician productivity rises, but staffing and financial strains weigh on practices
Staffing shortages and declining reimbursement rates threaten healthcare sustainability, Kaufman Hall’s Q2 2025 report warns.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Doctors are being paid less per unit of work, have fewer staff to support them, and face a system that may not hold.
Kaufman Hall’s latest:
– 6% rise in productivity
– 7% drop in revenue per wRVU
– 13% drop in staff per workload
This isn’t sustainable.
chimedhl.org/4ooOyMS
Kaufman Hall’s latest:
– 6% rise in productivity
– 7% drop in revenue per wRVU
– 13% drop in staff per workload
This isn’t sustainable.
chimedhl.org/4ooOyMS
AI is now designing antibiotics from scratch.
Not finding them. Not screening for them. Inventing them. MIT’s new molecules target MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhea — bugs that traditional pharma walked away from.
The science is ahead of the system. Will the system catch up?
chimedhl.org/4qciEFn
Not finding them. Not screening for them. Inventing them. MIT’s new molecules target MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhea — bugs that traditional pharma walked away from.
The science is ahead of the system. Will the system catch up?
chimedhl.org/4qciEFn
AI can now imagine antibiotics we never could
MIT scientists use generative AI to design new molecules that will serve as antibiotics for drug-resistant superbugs.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
AI is now designing antibiotics from scratch.
Not finding them. Not screening for them. Inventing them. MIT’s new molecules target MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhea — bugs that traditional pharma walked away from.
The science is ahead of the system. Will the system catch up?
chimedhl.org/4qciEFn
Not finding them. Not screening for them. Inventing them. MIT’s new molecules target MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhea — bugs that traditional pharma walked away from.
The science is ahead of the system. Will the system catch up?
chimedhl.org/4qciEFn
Mari Savickis of CHIME joins Health Stealth Radio to unpack where digital health policy is headed fast.
-$50B rural fund
- Telehealth and hospital-at-home on the line
-Cybersecurity law reauthorization
Healthcare CIOs, vendors, and policymakers: this episode’s for you.
chimedhl.org/4nWMqMI
-$50B rural fund
- Telehealth and hospital-at-home on the line
-Cybersecurity law reauthorization
Healthcare CIOs, vendors, and policymakers: this episode’s for you.
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Health Stealth Radio: Policy battles, rural health, and the future of care
Dive into Health Stealth Radio as Mari Savickis unpacks rural funding, digital health policy, and the future of care delivery.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Mari Savickis of CHIME joins Health Stealth Radio to unpack where digital health policy is headed fast.
-$50B rural fund
- Telehealth and hospital-at-home on the line
-Cybersecurity law reauthorization
Healthcare CIOs, vendors, and policymakers: this episode’s for you.
chimedhl.org/4nWMqMI
-$50B rural fund
- Telehealth and hospital-at-home on the line
-Cybersecurity law reauthorization
Healthcare CIOs, vendors, and policymakers: this episode’s for you.
chimedhl.org/4nWMqMI
Congress just reauthorized CISA 2015, renaming it WIMWIG with AI safeguards and stronger threat-sharing rules.
It now explicitly covers zero-day exploits, deepfakes, and AI-enabled attacks. For health systems and vendors, this shapes the legal backbone of cyber coordination.
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It now explicitly covers zero-day exploits, deepfakes, and AI-enabled attacks. For health systems and vendors, this shapes the legal backbone of cyber coordination.
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Congress revives—and renames—cyber law as expiration looms
Congress renews CISA 2015 as WIMWIG Act, adding AI safeguards and stronger threat-sharing rules before expiration looms.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Congress just reauthorized CISA 2015, renaming it WIMWIG with AI safeguards and stronger threat-sharing rules.
It now explicitly covers zero-day exploits, deepfakes, and AI-enabled attacks. For health systems and vendors, this shapes the legal backbone of cyber coordination.
chimedhl.org/42KQozz
It now explicitly covers zero-day exploits, deepfakes, and AI-enabled attacks. For health systems and vendors, this shapes the legal backbone of cyber coordination.
chimedhl.org/42KQozz
Hospitals want certainty, not another short-term extension.
A five-year renewal of the Hospital at Home waiver is their ask.
Why? Because scaling acute care in the home requires stable reimbursement, tech investment, and regulatory guardrails.
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A five-year renewal of the Hospital at Home waiver is their ask.
Why? Because scaling acute care in the home requires stable reimbursement, tech investment, and regulatory guardrails.
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Hospitals and tech leaders push Congress for a five-year extension of hospital at home
Hospital groups urge Congress to extend the Hospital at Home waiver, citing cost savings, patient demand, and bipartisan support.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hospitals want certainty, not another short-term extension.
A five-year renewal of the Hospital at Home waiver is their ask.
Why? Because scaling acute care in the home requires stable reimbursement, tech investment, and regulatory guardrails.
chimedhl.org/42I6Xfv
A five-year renewal of the Hospital at Home waiver is their ask.
Why? Because scaling acute care in the home requires stable reimbursement, tech investment, and regulatory guardrails.
chimedhl.org/42I6Xfv
Cybercriminals are hitting healthcare where it hurts: the vendors.
620,000+ patients were exposed via a third-party ransomware attack on HSGI, a vendor serving long-term care homes. Healthcare orgs can't outsource responsibility for security.
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620,000+ patients were exposed via a third-party ransomware attack on HSGI, a vendor serving long-term care homes. Healthcare orgs can't outsource responsibility for security.
chimedhl.org/3IKblnu
Cybercriminals hit third-party partner for data on 600K patients
Big breaches in healthcare are becoming increasingly common, and cybercriminals aren’t always going directly for care providers anymore.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Cybercriminals are hitting healthcare where it hurts: the vendors.
620,000+ patients were exposed via a third-party ransomware attack on HSGI, a vendor serving long-term care homes. Healthcare orgs can't outsource responsibility for security.
chimedhl.org/3IKblnu
620,000+ patients were exposed via a third-party ransomware attack on HSGI, a vendor serving long-term care homes. Healthcare orgs can't outsource responsibility for security.
chimedhl.org/3IKblnu
This shift is essential, but the real test isn’t whether AI can talk to patients. It’s whether it can be trusted, transparent, and human‑centric in practice.
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chimedhl.org/46LqBJP
Oracle aims for jargon-busting conversational AI in its patient portal
The company is unveiling AI tools to help users access “plain language” explanations of medical jargon in the patient portal.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This shift is essential, but the real test isn’t whether AI can talk to patients. It’s whether it can be trusted, transparent, and human‑centric in practice.
chimedhl.org/46LqBJP
chimedhl.org/46LqBJP
Proofpoint moves oversight from after‑the‑fact to real‑time with HCI. It’s built to understand intent, across 80+ channels, reducing false alerts by up to 90% while linking what’s said to what’s done. #securityAI #insiderthreat
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chimedhl.org/4mUWPqL
Proofpoint launches AI agent for monitoring workplace communications in real time
New AI tool can scan and monitor more than 80 channels in real time, cut false alerts, and catch insider threats early.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Proofpoint moves oversight from after‑the‑fact to real‑time with HCI. It’s built to understand intent, across 80+ channels, reducing false alerts by up to 90% while linking what’s said to what’s done. #securityAI #insiderthreat
chimedhl.org/4mUWPqL
chimedhl.org/4mUWPqL
The U.S. health system now spends nearly 20 percent of GDP to deliver declining outcomes. Primary care is disappearing. Rural hospitals are vanishing. And patients are left footing the bill.
Trilliant Health calls it a doom loop. That’s not alarmism it’s arithmetic.
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Trilliant Health calls it a doom loop. That’s not alarmism it’s arithmetic.
chimedhl.org/43cbgj4
The GenAI divide: Why most fail to scale AI and what healthcare’s early lessons reveal
Most AI pilots are unable scale, with hospitals stuck in trial mode as integration, trust, and regulation slow progress.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The U.S. health system now spends nearly 20 percent of GDP to deliver declining outcomes. Primary care is disappearing. Rural hospitals are vanishing. And patients are left footing the bill.
Trilliant Health calls it a doom loop. That’s not alarmism it’s arithmetic.
chimedhl.org/43cbgj4
Trilliant Health calls it a doom loop. That’s not alarmism it’s arithmetic.
chimedhl.org/43cbgj4
The $4.9T question: How much longer can a profit-first health system survive before it eats itself?
Medical prices are arbitrary. Primary care is dying. Hospitals are bleeding revenue as Baby Boomers age into Medicare. And 314 rural hospitals are on the brink.
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Medical prices are arbitrary. Primary care is dying. Hospitals are bleeding revenue as Baby Boomers age into Medicare. And 314 rural hospitals are on the brink.
chimedhl.org/4oceWJW
Six trends driving U.S. healthcare's 'doom loop'
A new report warns the U.S. health system is trapped in a self-reinforcing cycle of rising costs and worsening outcomes.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The $4.9T question: How much longer can a profit-first health system survive before it eats itself?
Medical prices are arbitrary. Primary care is dying. Hospitals are bleeding revenue as Baby Boomers age into Medicare. And 314 rural hospitals are on the brink.
chimedhl.org/4oceWJW
Medical prices are arbitrary. Primary care is dying. Hospitals are bleeding revenue as Baby Boomers age into Medicare. And 314 rural hospitals are on the brink.
chimedhl.org/4oceWJW
Women provide 66% of informal care in the US, but 43% distrust AI diagnostics. If Hospital-at-Home depends on them, closing the trust gap is non-negotiable. #HospitalAtHome
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Closing the trust gap: Women and tech-enabled home care
Women form the backbone of home care. Building trust in AI-enabled, compassionate Hospital-at-Home tech is key to adoption.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Women provide 66% of informal care in the US, but 43% distrust AI diagnostics. If Hospital-at-Home depends on them, closing the trust gap is non-negotiable. #HospitalAtHome
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chimedhl.org/48Smfls